SC population17,355MEGHALAYA
SC males9,157
SC females8,198
ST population25,55,861
ST males12,69,728
ST females12,86,133
SC / ST
SC population17,355
SC males9,157
SC females8,198
SC %0.6%
ST population25,55,861
ST males12,69,728
ST females12,86,133
ST %86.1%
Population Overview
Total population29,66,889
Males14,91,832
Females14,75,057
Sex ratio989per 1,000 males
Households5,48,059
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–65,68,536
Boys 0–62,88,646
Girls 0–62,79,890
Child %19.2%
Literacy
Literate17,85,005
Literate males9,13,879
Literate females8,71,126
Literacy %60.2%
Illiterate11,81,884
Illiterate males5,77,953
Illiterate females6,03,931
Workers — Total
Total workers11,85,619
Worker males7,03,709
Worker females4,81,910
Work participation %40%
Non-workers17,81,270
Non-worker males7,88,123
Non-worker females9,93,147
Workers — Main
Main workers9,21,575
Main males5,85,520
Main females3,36,055
Cultivators4,11,270
Cultivator males2,43,805
Cultivator females1,67,465
Agri labourers1,14,642
Agri labourer males70,460
Agri labourer females44,182
Household industry11,969
HH industry males6,459
HH industry females5,510
Other workers3,83,694
Other males2,64,796
Other females1,18,898
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers2,64,044
Marginal males1,18,189
Marginal females1,45,855
Marg. cultivators83,405
Marg. agri labourers83,722
Marg. HH industry8,519
Marg. other88,398
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males33,525
Marg. cultivator females49,880
Marg. agri lab. males35,882
Marg. agri lab. females47,840
Marg. HH industry males2,941
Marg. HH industry females5,578
Marg. other males45,841
Marg. other females42,557
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers2,09,361
3–6 mo males93,536
3–6 mo females1,15,825
3–6 mo cultivators65,580
3–6 mo cult. males25,635
3–6 mo cult. females39,945
3–6 mo agri lab.66,049
3–6 mo agri lab. males28,469
3–6 mo agri lab. females37,580
3–6 mo HH industry6,048
3–6 mo HH ind. males2,113
3–6 mo HH ind. females3,935
3–6 mo other71,684
3–6 mo other males37,319
3–6 mo other females34,365
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers54,683
0–3 mo males24,653
0–3 mo females30,030
0–3 mo cultivators17,825
0–3 mo cult. males7,890
0–3 mo cult. females9,935
0–3 mo agri lab.17,673
0–3 mo agri lab. males7,413
0–3 mo agri lab. females10,260
0–3 mo HH industry2,471
0–3 mo HH ind. males828
0–3 mo HH ind. females1,643
0–3 mo other16,714
0–3 mo other males8,522
0–3 mo other females8,192
Top districts by sc population
districts comparison
7 districts
districts-wise data
| # | District | SC | SC males | SC females | ST | ST males | ST females | SC % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Khasi Hills | 5,642 | 2,924 | 2,718 | 6,61,158 | 3,20,048 | 3,41,110 | 0.7% |
| 2 | West Garo Hills | 8,810 | 4,535 | 4,275 | 4,74,009 | 2,36,772 | 2,37,237 | 1.4% |
| 3 | Jaintia Hills | 1,317 | 784 | 533 | 3,76,099 | 1,85,866 | 1,90,233 | 0.3% |
| 4 | West Khasi Hills | 168 | 93 | 75 | 3,75,097 | 1,89,134 | 1,85,963 | 0% |
| 5 | East Garo Hills | 509 | 304 | 205 | 3,05,180 | 1,53,861 | 1,51,319 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Ribhoi | 590 | 329 | 261 | 2,30,081 | 1,15,907 | 1,14,174 | 0.2% |
| 7 | South Garo Hills | 319 | 188 | 131 | 1,34,237 | 68,140 | 66,097 | 0.2% |